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  1. Can I have some of your email addresses?

    uk_nurse replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    sure. pm me and i will give you my email adddy. no

  2. Can I have some of your email addresses?

    uk_nurse replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    sure. pm me and i will give you my email adddy. no

  3. Conversion Courses

    uk_nurse replied to Kaylesh's topic in International Nursing

    Hi sorry i dont know about conversion courses in scotland or how much it would cost but i advise you to contact your local uni where they do nursing and they should be able to help. Children's nursing...

  4. pay scale and shifts

    uk_nurse replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    it varies from hospital to hospital. Im a paeds nurse and i work 14 hr shifts. In the hospital i work at You have a choice of earlies which is 07.30 -15.30, lates which is 13.30-21.30. These are over...

  5. What is a "specialized nurse"?

    uk_nurse replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    yes you do have to do a paeds course and it can be very intense.I have only been qualified 19 mths as apaeds nurse and i think the training is changing a little again. nurse training changes all the...

  6. What is a "specialized nurse"?

    uk_nurse replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

  7. What is a "specialized nurse"?

    uk_nurse replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    Here in UK you specialise from day one of training. I am a paeds nurse (RN) and all through my training all my placements were paediatric ones. No i dont get more money for doing paeds, unless i go...

  8. Making students undress for clinicals is a violation of basic human rights.

    uk_nurse replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! i cant believe you do that in uni. That has shocked me. It is not done over here, no way! We have practical assessment books and things like that are carried out on your hospital placement with...

  9. I'm pregnant...is peds ok?

    uk_nurse replied to Hooligan's topic in Pediatric

    i'm 22 weeks pregnant and a paeds nurse. i dont see what the problem is apart from avoiding all the things you should do. It is no different to working on an adult ward. Congratulations on ur...

  10. probs in pregnancy..............

    uk_nurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    what a pregnancy this is for me. this is my 4th baby and unfortunately im not enjoying it as much as when i was having my 3 boys. i vomited till i was nearly 14 weeks, which has now cleared up. i am...

  11. probs in pregnancy..............

    uk_nurse replied to uk_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for thew advice...........had no more brown discharge and no cause for the problem wes found. All is well

  12. old skills that we do not use anymore

    uk_nurse replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    paeds has definitely come along way since then. On our paeds ward long ago, before my time, parents had visiting times to adhere to only a couple of hrs a day. Now parents have open access 24/7. much...

  13. Pass Rate of NCLEX Online

    uk_nurse replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    well i just did a mock NCLEX practice test on line and got 70%. well im pleased with that considering i am paeds nurse and have not much knowledge on adult nursing, some of the drugs i had never heard...

  14. Nursing in Michigan

    uk_nurse replied to moffist's topic in International Nursing

    i did consider working in US but im paediatric trained RN, not adult. To be honest im not interested in adult nursing. its a shame you cant be considered with only paeds training. i know the exams u...

  15. Flu shot facts

    uk_nurse replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    2 yrs ago i had the flu jab for the first time....A few days later i was ill and diagnosed with the flu. I was very poorly and was off work for a while. I cant really remember having the flu like that...

  16. what sex is your computer ?

    uk_nurse replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    i totally agree..........im a computer widow too..

  17. 46 things men can't do

    uk_nurse replied to smk1's topic in Nursing Humor

    50.realise there is more to life than a computer.....yes you guessed im a computer

  18. Have a LOT of questions on UK nursing

    uk_nurse replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    if you are newly qulaified you will be a 'D' grade (but the grading is changing soon). it doesnt matter whether you have a diploma or degree. i think the salary for newly qualified is around...

  19. Starting nursing school next week with one seizure under my belt.

    uk_nurse replied to daisy9980's topic in General Nursing

    i could be wrong but i dont think they will accept you on the nurse training course here in UK if you have

  20. Do you have any allergies?

    uk_nurse replied to roadfollies's topic in General Nursing

    im not allergic to medication i have taken but im allergic to nickle.....got nickle on button on inside of my works trousers. I have to cover it with a plaster. it really itches and the rash comes...

  21. moving to arizona from UK

    uk_nurse replied to bettyboop's topic in Arizona Nursing

    OMG! all these UK nurses leaving UK for US What we going to do? ..............Only joking all the best to you. Have fun!

  22. any midwife know why.............

    uk_nurse posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    i had my ante natal today and im 17 weeks pregnant and listening for heart beat the midwife could not pick one up. I then had to go to hospital for an emergency scan. There was the heart beat,strong...

  23. Student never worked Orthopaedics... advise sort!

    uk_nurse replied to Jellibum's topic in Pediatric

    well im a paeds nurse and work on a trauma and orthopaedic ward. Its great. There is no need to be scared. when i qualified i hadnt worked on an orthopaedic ward before, so i know how ur feeling. The...

  24. any midwife know why.............

    uk_nurse replied to uk_nurse's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    thanks for your advice. i asked about tilted womb but was told not got one. they said its just one of those things no reason for it.this is my 4 th baby and i cant wait for it to be born, so excited....

  25. Cough, croup, asthma???

    uk_nurse replied to rntx's topic in Pulmonary

    see doc straight away please dont wait.. im a paeds nurse and this sounds like asthma. may need salbutamol inhaler and perhaps prednisolone. I have 3 boys and all of them are asthmatic. mainly night...